History of the Sax
The saxophone was developed in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian-born instrument-maker, flute player and clarinettist working in Paris. While still working at his father's instrument shop in Brussels, Sax began developing an instrument which had the projection of a brass instrument with the mobility of a woodwind. Another priority was to create an instrument which, while similar to the clarinet, would overblow at the octave, unlike the clarinet, which rises in pitch by a twelth when overblown; an instrument which overblew at the octave would have identical fingering for both registers.
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One huge sax by dino16.
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For some reason the videos might not work, so I have the links posted if you want to check them out.
The saxophone was developed in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian-born instrument-maker, flute player and clarinettist working in Paris. While still working at his father's instrument shop in Brussels, Sax began developing an instrument which had the projection of a brass instrument with the mobility of a woodwind. Another priority was to create an instrument which, while similar to the clarinet, would overblow at the octave, unlike the clarinet, which rises in pitch by a twelth when overblown; an instrument which overblew at the octave would have identical fingering for both registers.
For some reason the videos might not work, so I have the links posted if you want to check them out.
Kid playing Super Mario Brothers. He is ok, but not as good as me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtgXYZfy8OU
This is so weird. A guy who apparently has no life made this guitar just for the song, The Final Countdown. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH3xqvUnCaY
Pretty cool dude with a pretty cool saxophone with a pretty cool saxophone solo. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXfT8X8ysRo
At first the guy looks like a big nerd (he still is anyway), but he comes out on stage with some awesome saxophone playing and some pretty funky white boy dance moves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-DetLaTvpM&feature=related
Here is a cool website that gives you free sheet music
http://www.8notes.com/saxophone_sheet_music.asp